October 28, 2015
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Halloween is the perfect time to throw on a costume and act like a kid. Of course, you want friends and family there to partake in the spooky fun, too, so here are a few tips to make sure your party is remembered long after the witches put away their cauldrons:
Play some ghoulish games: Bobbing for apples is a Halloween tradition you can’t leave out. Halloween bingo or a pin the tail on the donkytype game, such as pin the nose on the skull, can also add to the fun. Or try a treasure hunt for a ghost ship’s loot by scattering clues around the house that lead to ghastly goodies.
Set a festive mood: Creepy Halloween decor, such as spider webs and Jack-O-Lanterns, can be placed around the house and yard to help get guests into the holiday spirit. Halloween-themed music, such as “Monster Mash” and movies, such as “Dracula” and “Frankenstein,” can help offset any down time, as can
Vampires, ghosts and zombies, oh my: Add a costume contest to the mix and hand out prizes to some of the best. Try breaking the contest into a few categories or by age, and awarding prizes, such as most creative, judge’s choice and crowd favorite.
Samaritan Clinic needs $30,000 Abby’s Angels
raising awareness for teen driver safety
If clinic raises $100K, it will receive extra $200,000
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in U.S. teens By CELIA SHORTT celia@newnan.com PHOTO BY SARAH CAMPBELL
Volunteers and staff at the Coweta Samaritan Clinic include, left to right: receptionist Molly Honea, Volunteer and Clinical Office Coordinator Ginny Lyles, Nurse Administrator Peggie Lawson, founder Dr. Kay Crosby, Nurse Practitioner Rhonda Whitton, Medical Assistant Raquel Hannah and Executive Director Lou Graner.
By SARAH FAY CAMPBELL sarah@newnan.com
If the Coweta Samaritan Clinic can raise $100,000 by Nov. 3, the Newnan Hospital Foundation will give the free clinic $200,000. So far, the fundraising campaign, which started just three weeks ago, is going well.
“In two weeks we were at $70,000,” said Lou Graner, executive director of the clinic. “We have no intention of falling short of the goal,” Graner said. When they were first approached by the Newnan Hospital Foundation, they contacted “our critical supporters, who would give above-average
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As part of it’s 150th anniversary, The Newnan Times-Herald is highlighting non-profits throughout Coweta County to raise awareness of their programs. Find out how you and your business can help promote this and other local non-profits by calling
Colleen Mitchell at 770-683-1707
For National Teen Driver Safety Week last week, one Coweta mother is using her family’s tragedy at the hands of a teen driver to bring more awareness to the issue. Natalie Bacho and her family were involved in a fatal car accident on Dec. 22, 2012, when 18 -year-old Taylor Long was driving south on Newnan Crossing Bypass and ran a red light at the intersection of Lower Fayetteville Road. He hit the Bacho family’s minivan. Bacho’s husband was injured and put in a medically induced coma for four weeks. Their 9- year-old daughter, Abigail, was critically injured and passed away from her injuries on Christmas Day. Several of her organs were donated. “We want to create awareness for this issue and do all in our power to help families not have to go through what we did,” said Bacho. According to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, teen drivers ages 16 to 19 are nearly three times more likely, per mile driven, to be in a fatal car crash than those drivers aged 20 and older. Motor vehicle crashes are also the leading cause of death in U.S. teens. “Dangerous drivers of all ages are on the roads,” said Bacho. “However, our teens have the least experience and skill. They have the invincibility factor that comes with this age as well. Peer pressure can play a part in their driving practices, too. The statistics show, year after year, car accidents are the leading cause of deaths in teenagers. We consider it to be an epidemic. One that can’t continue to not be addressed … Our daughter’s life ended because of the choice a teen driver made. As a family and a foundation, we have to do everything we can to try to prevent lives from being lost and tragedies like these that change families forever.” Since the accident, Bacho created Abby’s Angels Foundation to honor her daughter. The foundation strives to be a bridge of
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